East Arkansas Community College

What East Arkansas Community College does

East Arkansas Community College (UA-EACC, DBA EACC) is a public two-year community college operating under the University of Arkansas system and headquartered at 1700 Newcastle Road, Forrest City, Arkansas. Founded in 1973, it serves St. Francis, Cross, and Poinsett counties through the Forrest City main campus, a Wynne Site, a Transportation Technology Center, a Poinsett County off-campus location, and fully online and hybrid course modalities. The institution runs an open-door admissions model and offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, certificate, workforce training, continuing education, and adult education programs across roughly 80 academic departments, with named feeder pathways from area high schools via the Eastark Secondary Career Center and transfer pathways to four-year universities.

Its core technology stack is a conventional higher-education enterprise suite rather than a proprietary platform: the myUAEACC student portal is built on Jenzabar JICS (student information system), with Blackboard Learn for online coursework, PowerFAIDS NetPartner for financial aid, SimpleSyllabus for the syllabus library, Microsoft Outlook/Office 365/Teams for email and collaboration, and the National Student Clearinghouse for electronic transcript ordering. The college is Title IV-participating (School Code 012260) and FERPA-compliant, with Thomson Reuters-delivered FERPA training linked through the portal.

Its business model is a hybrid of tuition and fees, federal Title IV student aid disbursement (Pell, loans, work-study), Arkansas Department of Higher Education state grants (Academic Challenge, GO Grant, WIG), institutional foundation and donor scholarships (20+ named funds), and grant-funded economic development programming. Recent grant inflows include a $370,000 Delta Regional Authority SEDAP award in December 2025, part of over $5.5 million in DRA funding across 12 Arkansas projects. The college does not publish audited revenue figures; customer segments are degree-seeking students, high-school concurrent enrollees, non-traditional adult learners, veterans and military service members, and workforce/continuing education participants, all served directly with no third-party distribution.

Name

East Arkansas Community College

Legal name

East Arkansas Community College

Website

https://eacc.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

East Arkansas Community College (UA-EACC) is a public two-year community college in Forrest City, Arkansas, affiliated with the University of Arkansas system. It delivers Associate degrees, certificates, workforce training, and adult education across multiple sites and online to students in the Arkansas Delta region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community College Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Community Colleges (EDAHADAA)

Keywords

• Community college education
• Associate degree programs
• Workforce training
• Continuing education
• Financial aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Forrest City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Title IV Student Aid (Pell, Loans, Work-Study): Revenue from federal financial aid disbursed to enrolled students via FAFSA processing through PowerFAIDS NetPartner; Title IV School Code 012260. Includes PELL grants, student loans, and Federal Work-Study.
2. State Grants and Scholarships (Arkansas ADHE): Revenue/pass-through funding from Arkansas state programs including the Academic Challenge scholarship, GO Grant, WIG, and the YOUNIVERSAL application portal managed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
3. Institutional Foundation Scholarships and Tuition Waivers: Revenue offsets from EACC Foundation scholarships (e.g., Amanda Fogg $500/semester, Forrest City Education Teacher $500/semester, Jarratt Family up to $1,000/year) and Academic Achievement Waivers covering full or 50% tuition based on ACT score.
4. Federal/Regional Economic Development Grants: Capital and program funding from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP); over $5.5 million invested across 12 Arkansas community projects supporting infrastructure, healthcare, workforce development, and economic resilience.
5. Tuition and Fees: Standard community college tuition and fees, with separate Military Tuition Assistance refund policy and Veterans Tuition Policy; tuition rates referenced via the Tuition & Fees page.
6. Workforce Training and Continuing Education: Revenue from Workforce Development and Community/Continuing Education programs as well as Adult Education services listed in the academic catalog.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

East Arkansas Community College is a public two-year institution that delivers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, and certificate programs through on-campus, online, and hybrid modalities. It supplements academic programming with workforce development, continuing education, adult education, and an Honors Program, supported by financial aid processing through federal Title IV (School Code 012260) and Arkansas Department of Higher Education state grants.

Product overview

East Arkansas Community College (UAEACC) operates a single unified student-experience platform — the myUASEACC Student Portal — built on the Jenzabar JICS student information system. Layered onto that core portal are purpose-built modules: Blackboard Learn for online coursework, the NetPartner (PowerFAIDS) Financial Aid Portal for aid management, and SimpleSyllabus as the official syllabus library, with Microsoft Outlook / Office 365 / Teams providing email and collaboration. Around this digital core, EACC delivers its academic portfolio — academic programs, the Honors Program, Workforce Development, Continuing Education, the UAEACC Library, the Fine Arts Center, the UASEACC Bookstore, and the Eastark Secondary Center — all of which the portal ties together for students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $5.5 million in DRA SEDAP funding invested into 12 Arkansas projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jenzabar (JICS)coreTechnology or IntegrationJenzabar provides the JICS (Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution) student information system that powers the myUAEACC portal. It hosts admissions applications, course search/add-drop, transcript requests, diploma requests, financial aid appointments, student forms, and the campus directory. UA-EACC School Code 012260.
• BlackboardcoreTechnology or IntegrationBlackboard is the learning management system used at UA-EACC for online and blended course delivery, accessible at blackboard.uaeacc.edu.
• PowerFAIDS / NetPartnercoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerFAIDS NetPartner is the financial aid management portal used by UA-EACC; students log in with SSN to check application status, view missing documents, accept/decline awards, and complete FERPA forms. Version 31.3.0.120.
• Federal Student Aid (FSA) / FAFSAcoreTechnology or IntegrationUA-EACC participates in federal Title IV student aid programs; students complete the FAFSA at studentaid.gov using School Code 012260. Federal Student Aid Information Center available at 1-800-433-3243.
• Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADHE administers Arkansas state grants (GO Grant, WIG) and the Academic Challenge scholarship; Arkansas residents apply via the YOUNIVERSAL application at scholarships.adhe.edu / sams.adhe.edu.
• Microsoft (Office 365, Teams, Outlook)coreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Office 365, Outlook email, and Microsoft Teams are integrated for student email, productivity, and virtual collaboration; EACC Email is hosted at outlook.office.com.
• University of Arkansas at Pine BluffminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransfer pathway partnership via the Walter N. Moorehead Sr. Scholarship for first-time entering students planning to receive a transfer degree from EACC and transfer to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; $500 scholarship assists with tuition, fees, and textbooks.
• Forrest City School District / Forrest City Education FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 1998 with contributions from faculty and staff of the Forrest City School District and the Forrest City Education Foundation; the Forrest City Education Teacher Scholarship supports EACC sophomores pursuing an AS in Education who graduated from a St. Francis County high school.
• Crowleys Ridge Technical InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrowleys Ridge Technical Institute is a partner institution; EACC transcript requests include the option to request transcripts for Crowleys Ridge Technical Institute.
• Eastark Secondary Career Center (ESCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastark Secondary Career Center feeds students into EACC; the Dr. Coy Grace School to Work Scholarship is awarded to ESCC program completers and students pursuing certificates or AAS degrees at EACC.
• Arkansas State Government (Department of Finance and Administration)minorOthersEACC participates in the State of Arkansas / Department of Finance and Administration employment framework; applicants complete the State of Arkansas Employee Disclosure/Certification and Employment of Family Members Form as part of the EACC employment process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Black River Technical College: Public two-year technical college in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Similar rural-service-area profile, technical/occupational program mix, and federal/state funding structure.
• South Arkansas Community College: Arkansas public two-year college in El Dorado with similar AA/AAS/certificate catalog, online and on-campus modalities, and an analogous funding mix.
• College of the Ouachitas: Arkansas two-year public college serving a non-metro service area. Comparable open-door admissions, workforce and continuing-education programming, and Title IV/ADHE funding profile.
• Crowley's Ridge College: Small private two-year institution in nearby Paragould, Arkansas. Overlaps with EACC on dual-enrollment, adult-learner, and transfer-pathway offerings in the same regional labor market.
• University of Arkansas - Phillips: Another University of Arkansas-system two-year community college in the Arkansas Delta (Helena-West Helena). Comparable open-door admissions, AA/AAS/certificate portfolio, multi-site delivery, and reliance on Title IV and Arkansas state aid.
• Southeast Arkansas College: Public two-year college in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Comparable program breadth (technical, nursing, transfer), Title IV participation, and reliance on Arkansas state appropriations.
• Southern Arkansas University Tech: Arkansas public two-year technical college in Camden. Comparable AAS/certificate portfolio, dual-enrollment pipelines, and reliance on federal financial aid and state appropriations.
• Arkansas State University - Newport: Public two-year college in eastern Arkansas with similar workforce, technical, and transfer programs. Comparable funding stack (federal Title IV, ADHE state grants) and Jenzabar/Blackboard-style technology environment.
• ASU Three Rivers (formerly Mid-South Community College): Public two-year college in West Memphis, Arkansas — adjacent to the Mid-South region EACC serves. Direct overlap on workforce, transfer, and adult-education programs.
• NorthWest Arkansas Community College: Large Arkansas two-year college with comparable AA/AAS/certificate portfolio, online and hybrid delivery, and workforce-development focus. A useful benchmark for student-services and SIS/LMS operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eastarcc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJTDUUQVqooysI-XJgbaEsg
• Facebookfacebook.com/eaccfineartscenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/eastarcc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-arkansas-community-college

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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